Butterscotch Brownies

I’ve seen a lot of bloggers posting family recipes recently and I looove it! So I figured I jump in with these Butterscotch Brownies. Plus I’ve been wanting to share them for a long time.

About a year ago, my mom went through my grandparents’ old house and found my grandmother’s recipe box. My grandmother typed up all the recipes on index cards with a typewriter, and I just think there’s something so special about that, you know? She didn’t send it to me in an email or print it off the internet or anything. To me, it’s the next best thing to having a recipe she hand wrote on a piece of paper.

I’ve made these brownies before and had issues with them sinking in the middle after they cooled, but usually that happens when there’s too much air in the batter. It rises while baking, but there isn’t enough support after they’ve cooled. So, I paid more attention to the mixing and made sure not to over stir. That’s typical of most brownie recipes, though. My mom and I have a recipe for the best brownies ever (it’s super secret), and I literally count to 50 while stirring and that’s it.

I didn’t count while stirring this batter, but I just tried to stir as little as possible and just until everything was barely mixed. The brownies didn’t sink at all!

I guess these could be considered “butterscotch bars,” but they have the crackly texture of brownies on top. They’re nice and dense, but soft and chewy on the inside. Perfect with a cup of coffee in the afternoon!

These brownies are super easy and you probably have all the ingredients except for the butterscotch chips. The only hard-ish part is that the recipe calls for a double boiler. I used a make shift one instead: a medium-sized metal/heaf proof bowl sitting on top of a boiling pot of water. You can melt the butterscotch and butter in a microwave-safe bowl if you want, but you’ll need to get it verrry melty. I prefer the make shift double boiler because it’s easier to burn things in the microwave sometimes, but that might just be me.

While I was mixing up these sweet treats, I remembered that I had some butterscotch schnapps from when I made these Butterbeer Golden Snitch Cupcakes. Because I’m a dork. 😉 So I threw a tablespoon of that in there just because. I couldn’t taste it at all, but my mom said she could. It really doesn’t matter if you include it, but you can if you just happen to have some. (Because obviously that’s something most people keep in their stash of alcohol.)

These brownies are also tasty with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some butterscotch sauce! I used the store-bought stuff, but you can make your own if you want. This recipe for butterscotch sauce on Sally’s Baking Addiction looks especially good!

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with butterscotch morsels.

Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out clean. (There can be a few crumbs on it.)

Let the brownies cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes. Lift brownies out of the pan by the foil overhangs and let them cool on a wire rack.

Notes

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First: OMG!!! I love your pictures and I just want to lick my screen. Second, these are just so delicious looking and I love that it’s a family recipe. I will try it and report back…butterscotch is my secret weakness.

I love family recipes – especially when they are written down on old pieces of paper or recipe cards …. there’s something just so special about it! These brownies look sooo good. I tend to forget about butterscotch … which is silly because it’s something I definitely enjoy!

First, LOVE the new logo! So cute 😀 and second, I need to make these. Like, yesterday. I’m actually drooling right now. I loooooove butterscotch but use it far too infrequently because I’ll eat it all. But these, oh man. Happening soon, for sure. Pinned!

Oh my — these look so rich and gooey! I’ve made butterscotch brownies before and always had problems with them sinking. Now I know that I was probably overmixing them. I can’t wait to try making your recipe for myself. So glad you shared this family recipe.

And I LOVE your new logo! It’s absolutely adorable and suits you perfectly!

First of all, love your new logo, girl!! And secondly, the brownies sound lovely! I know what you mean about the old recipes that were written down by family members versus being printed off. So special!

Just made these and gotta say after 25 min only edges were barely done. The center was liquid!! I kept baking another 25 min before they were done! Crazy! I have a new oven too working perfectly. They do smell good I’m hoping they taste as good as they smell when cooled down. I topped with a few butterscotch chips too.